All posts by Author

BY JAKOB SCHILLER | @jakobschiller Dietmar Eckell has traveled the world in pursuit of ruin. His portfolio is filled with mystifyingly beautiful pictures of abandoned buildings, forgotten military sites and decomposing cars. For his newest project, he tracked down 15 rotting airplane carcasses left over from crash sites where there were.. Read more

By Neil Pugh I visited the Camarillo Airshow in 2012 as part of the 67th Checkertail Clan Reunion. While there I shot some of the aerial flyby’s along with taxiing of the WW2 aircraft and have edited it together here. This footage was shot for fun, so no steady tripod.. Read more

Part 1 of a two-part Documentary on the famous 325th Fighter Group, known during the War and since as “The Checkertail Clan”. Filmed over a 3-year period and including multiple interviews with surviving veterans, the film draws on their experiences and incorporates original 325th archive footage, WW2 footage and Computer.. Read more

Using interviews (audio and video), filmed over 5-years and on three different cameras across the United States, this film tells the story of the men who served and fought with the World famous Checkertail Clan. Created with original WW2 Checkertail footage and images, many never before seen and told in.. Read more

From May 17-19, 2013, The Boeing Museum of Flight will be offering a unique, 2-day course centered around the iconic World War II bomber, the Boeing B-17. This course will familiarize participants with the design, construction, operation and performance of the aircraft. Sessions include briefings about the the plane’s systems.. Read more

By Randy Tinseth, Vice President of Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Seattle. The Boeing employees who build our airplanes usually get to see the results of their hard work at different stages of production. But it’s rare that anyone ever gets to see the finished product on the inside—.. Read more

Bell Helicopter used the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, as the launching pad for what they call their “Third-Generation” Tiltrotor — the Bell V-280 Valor. “The introduction of the Bell V-280 Valor underscores our commitment to our military customers. The.. Read more

The Flying Heritage Collection’s F6F Hellcat, under restoration for years, returned to the skies on March 27th for the first time! This aircraft was designed to be flown as an unmanned drone for anti-aircraft target practice, but was instead used for training. It has never undergone a thorough restoration, so.. Read more

The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery to the French Air Force. The aircraft, known as MSN7, took off from Seville, Spain, at 11:48 local time (GMT+1) and landed back in Seville 5 hours and 42.. Read more